CVE-2001-1072 Security feature bypass in n/a

What is CVE-2001-1072?

CVE-2001-1072 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apache Http Server, published on 25 Jun 2002. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Apache with mod_rewrite enabled on most UNIX systems allows remote attackers to bypass RewriteRules by inserting extra / (slash) characters into the requested path, which causes the regular expression in the RewriteRule to fail.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2001-1072?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Apache Http Server.

How do I fix CVE-2001-1072?

No fix has been published for CVE-2001-1072 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2001-1072 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2001-1072 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as GHSA-2vjr-23vj-3cq8.